Bangor air crash wounds 4 army band men
A C 47 transport carrying 4 army members from Dow Air Force Base to Old Orchard Beach for the American Legion State convention parade crashed near runway 10 at the airport. Harold Burrill 28 Bangor suffered neck and head injuries. Pilot First Lieutenant Edward Lent 26 Orono and others were hospitalized. Rescue used a fisherman’s boat and fire department ladder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Harold Burrill
Bangor
Dow Air Force Base
Old Orchard Beach
Edward Lent
Orono
Lent
Lightning Kills Golfer on San Antonio Course
Earl W. McFall vice president of Creslenn Oil Co Dallas was struck by lightning while playing Willow Springs Golf Course in San Antonio. Maynard Williams and caddie Jackie Perez were knocked down but uninjured as they left the 13th green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Earl W. McFall
Creslenn Oil Company of
Dallas
Willow Springs
Maynard Williams
Williams
Jackie Perez
Watermelons in Transit Lose About Five Percent Weight
Watermelons in transit often lose around five percent of their weight over several days, a common issue noted in shipping observations.
Panels Finish Work on 4 Big Money Bills
The House and Senate conferees completed work on four major fiscal bills after two weeks of marathon sessions. After late nights and added coffee, they prepared reports that could lead to adjournment or new taxes. Key leaders include Senator Jim Taylor and Representative Ray Kirkpatrick, with Aikin Jr. serving on all four panels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aargpietes Press Ork
House
Senate
Capitol
Eleemosynary Committee
Otis Lee
Port Arthur
Bill Jameson
el Faso
Higher Education
Eleemosynary
Vernon
Jim Taylor
Kerens
Senate Finance Committee
Ray Kirkpatrick
Trenton
House Appropriations Committee
A. M. Aikin Jr
Paris
Lawmakers Seek Single Election Date For Amendments
Panel reports clear path for adjournment as lawmakers push for a single election date to submit all constitutional amendments. Discussion highlighted ongoing budget gaps, potential tax needs, and added funding for soil conservation and Negro education programs at the University of Negroes in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University For Négroes At
Houston
Aussie War Bride Not Homesick Now
PORT ROYAL, S. C., June 26. Mrs. Eileen Mayhue, Austrian war bride of a Marine Corps sergeant, no longer homesick. She placed a May 4 ad in the Melbourne Sun offering to exchange American papers and magazines for Australian items, and in one day received nine sacks of mail. The couple borrowed a pickup to move the mail to their trailer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Royal
S. C
Eileen Mayhue
Marine Corps
Melbourne
Chanite Discoverer Adolph Chanosky Dies in Fort Worth
Fort Worth metallurgist Adolph Chanosky, 52, who discovered chanite, died of a heart attack in a Hot Springs, Arkansas hospital after an illness.
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Fort Worth
Adolph Chanosky
Hot Springs
Ark
Obituary notices from a Texas Austin area paper
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Austin and surrounding towns, noting deaths of Louise McKeehen and Laura L. Jackson along with Johnny Cayce Jr. and others. Included are survivors, service details, burial plans, and funeral homes such as Wilke Cook Memorial Park Weed-Corley and Austin churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W
Billy) Duval JR
Easton W
Weed- Corley
E. L. Sparks
Memorial Park
Edward P. MeeCabe
Stewart E. Duval
Austin
James Cavanaugh
Granger
Robert E. V. Johnson
Corpus Christi
Claiborne A. Duval Jr
Beaumont
G. Vernon Black
San Antonio
E. N. Grace
East 29Th Street
Methodist Church
Henry Grace
Meridan
James B. McCall. Brownwood
Ernest D. Gatlin
Myrtle Grace
J. A. Eicchelberger
Columbus
Miss
Edmund Heinsohn
Florida Governor Warren Weds Barbara Manning in California
Florida Governor Fuller Warren, 43, married Barbara Jeanne Manning, 23, at Westwood Community Church in Los Angeles. The ceremony omitted the word obey, with guests including Warren family members and Barbara’s relatives. Police cleared a path for a large crowd outside before a Beverly Hills reception at Alton A. Brody’s home. The couple then left for an undisclosed Southern California destination.
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Los Angeles
Florida
California
Fuller Warren
Barbara Jeanne Manning
Westwood Community Church
A. J. Soldan
Beverly Wesson
Alma Warren
Miss Manning
Ward Plunkett
Barbara
Harold Pierce
Jacksonville
Fla
Lou Wolfson
Dr. Soldan
Gov. Warren
Dr. Solian
Beverly Hills
Alton A. Brody
Purple Heart Group Planned for Austin Chapter
Plans to form an Austin chapter of the National Military Order of the Purple Heart began Sunday with C A Wolfe presiding at the Disabled Veterans Home meet. Four veterans attended. officers not yet elected. The next organizational meeting is set for July 11 at an announced location. Charles S Warwick and his son Charles F Warwick both Purple Heart recipients attended, along with planner Carroll Collins.
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Austin
National Military Order of the Purple Heart
C. A. Wolfe
Disabled Veterans Home
East Liv- Oak
Purple Heart
Wolfe
Shoop
Corpus
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Portland
Maine National Guard
Fore River
195Th Ground Forces Band
National Guard
LIS Cleaner
BY Martha Cole
Judiciary Committee
Clear Way Forest
Taylor
Shivers
Manford
Comptroller
CampMarey
Paris, Texas
War Assets Administration
P. O. Box
Region
Louise McKeehen
Church of God
Order of Royal Neighbors
J. L. McKeenen
Raymondville
Leroy McKeehen
Ozark
Lozett Green
Keosauqua
Iowa
Lois Marrs
Coquelle
Ore
H. T. Stokes
Wilke Funeral Home
Laura L. Jackson
Alice C. Jackson
Mack Jackson
Lockhart
Marvin Jackson
Alice Mitchell
Mattie Ola Mitchell
McNeil Cemetery
Luling
C. E. Bludworth
Shettles Memorial Methodist
Johnny Clinton Cayce JR
J. C. Cayce
Route 6
Fitzhugh
Woodrow Dikes
Hylton Manor Funeral Home
J. C
Cad) Crumley
Wimberley
Rena Crumley
W. A. Edwards
John W. Shafer
David Crumley
L. Wayne Maddin
Earl Martin
Dripping Springs
Will Crumley
Driftwood
Albert Crumley
Cook Funeral Home
A. E. Caskey
Ella Caskey
T. E. Hayden
Florence
Annie Lucksinger
West Sixth Street
Weed-Corley
F. G. Roesener
Oakwood Cemetery
Jasper Jones
Roy M. Wright
Rudolph Eggeling
Vernon Plumb
Sam Armstrong
Robbie Kirschner
J. W. Walker
William T. Walker
Sgt
Wallace A. Gustafson
Tom Brabham
Jacob Moore Frazier
University Presbyterian Church
Belton
Harry Moffett
Arlie M. Bolich JR
A. Bolich
James Bolich
Des Moines
George Ducas
John Zografos
Pfc
Rejino P. Espinosa
J. A. Alderson
Burnet
Clements
Addie Alderson
Andrew Alderson
Midland
Joel Alderson
Archie Lee Alderson
Odessa
James R. Lacy
Lamesa
Granville Green
Archie Green
Vernon Tucker
Ada Ruth Alderson
Nora Weber
E. A. Simpkins
George Worley
Uvalde
J. B. Williams
Marvin Cox
Edgar Payne
John Payne
S. M. Guthrie
I. T. Hyman
Purple Heart Group
Betty Grable
Hollywood
Colorado
T.H. Davis
Frank Linden
W. S. Birdwell. JR
Martin Blomquist
Rome
Thurlow B. Weed
Jack Corley
Lavaca
Eldon Powell
Florist
Featuring
of the Bells
Congress
Lavace
Hyltin
Joe Manor
Mra C. A Hyltin
Dial
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